Shloka 57
The Glory of Bhārata-varṣa: Enumerating Mountains, Rivers, and Regions
तथैव विंद्यरुलिकाः पुलिंदा बल्वलैः सह । मालवा मलराश्चैव तथैवापरवर्तकाः
tathaiva viṃdyarulikāḥ puliṃdā balvalaiḥ saha | mālavā malarāścaiva tathaivāparavartakāḥ
అదేవిధంగా వింధ్యరులికులు, బల్వలులతో కూడిన పులిందులు; అలాగే మాలవులు, మలరులు—అదేవిధంగా అపరవర్తకులూ ఉన్నారు.
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Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: mountain
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तथा + एव → तथैव (twice); मलराः + च + एव → मलराश्चैव; तथैव + अपरवर्तकाः → तथैवापरवर्तकाः
FAQs
It functions as a catalogue-style listing of peoples/tribal groups, typical of Purāṇic geographic-ethnographic passages.
Not directly; it is primarily descriptive (naming groups). Any theological or ethical point would depend on the surrounding verses and narrative context.
Most are best read as ethnonyms (peoples/tribes), though some are closely tied to regions (e.g., Mālava associated with Malwa).